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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: Maria Marus <maria1700@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <maria1700marus@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 21:35:45 +0200
Subject: From: Miss Maria Marus
From: Miss Maria MarusRue 7 Villa 9 CocodyAbidjan cote d' ivoireWest africa.E-mail:maria1700marus@yahoo.fr
Greetings dearest one. Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the International web site directory. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I can do business with and by their recommenddations I must not hesitate to confide in your for this simple and sincere business.
I am Maria Marus, the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs Dan Marus. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal. When my mother died on the 21st October 1982, my father took me and my younger brother Tony special because we are motherless. Before the death of my father on 29th June 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan.
He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $8.000.000 (Eight Million, Dollars) left in a suspense account in a local Bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his first Daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management). Sir/ Madam, we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to. 2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a girl of 23 years.
Moreover Sir/ Madam, we are willing to offer you 10% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.
Hoping to hear from you soon. Thanks and God Bless. Best regards. Maria Marus.
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